Team Manager Range

IKEA; Älmhult; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

IKEA in Älmhult, Sweden seeks a Team Manager Range for Range Area Kitchen & Bathroom. You will lead and develop a team, aligning with the Range Manager to translate business goals into actionable plans and ensuring accountability for people-related matters across recruitment, performance, and retention.

Based in Älmhult, you will foster a culture of collaboration, coaching, and continuous development, enabling the team and business to grow together with IKEA values at the core.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in product or range development.
• Strong collaboration across functions and departments.
• Ability to translate business goals into actionable plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and enable the performance of your team, reporting to Range Manager.
• Handle recruitment, performance management, competence development, succession planning and coworker retention within your team.
• Set priorities with the Range Manager and translate business goals into actions to support current and future targets.

Skills

Team leadership

People management

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collab

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for a Team Manager Range to Range Area Kitchen and Bathroom. In Core Business Range (IKEA of Sweden), we are gearing up for the future, new opportunities and challenges, making us better together. We have decided that we will focus, simplify and concentrate going forward by "putting the product in the center" with a full focus on our core assignments - product development. Our business is about developing products, it’s at the center of everything that we do - our daily job. We are looking for you who are very familiar with working with the IKEA range, passionate about Home Furnishings and people’s life at home, to solve real needs in people’s homes. At Range Area Kitchen & Bathroom, we develop affordable, high-quality kitchen and bathroom products and solutions that meet the needs and dreams of the many people. We are a diverse team with a broad range of competencies and perspectives, united by a strong belief in collaboration, togetherness, and people-focused leadership. By working across functions and businesses, we create complete solutions that make everyday life at home better.

About The Role

As Team Manager in the Range function, you report to the Range Manager and have full responsibility for leading, developing, and enabling the performance of your team. In close collaboration with the Range Manager, you contribute to setting priorities, translating business goals into actions, and creating the conditions for both people and business to succeed. You are accountable for all people-related matters within your team, including recruitment, performance management, competence development, succession planning, and coworker retention. You ensure that your team has the capabilities, motivation, and support needed to deliver current and future business goals. Guided by IKEA values and strong leadership, you lead by example, coach and empower your coworkers, and foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous development. By staying close to your team, providing clear direction, and leading through change, you enable both people and business to grow and succeed. The positions i based in Älmhult, Sweden.

Leadership & People

• Leads and coaches the team, shaping a strong range culture, while driving competence development to close skill gaps and meet business needs

Business & Range Expertise

• Acts as a true business partner - takes initiative, challenges constructively, and builds range plans at both tactical and strategic level


• Deeply understands product development and proactively contributes with competence and resources


• Guides the team through planning range transformations and major range movements, grounded in both business and customer needs

Collaboration & Communication

• Collaborates seamlessly across development teams, range areas and the design department


• Communicates clearly and confidently, listens actively, and builds strong networks and relationships

Additional Information

Sounds interesting? At IKEA, we continuously look for better ways of working, following our vision to create a better everyday life for the many people. It is in our culture to work together and to be open, straightforward, and inclusive.

For further information about the role please contact Range Manager Nicolas Trudel at [e-mail].

For questions about the recruitment process feel free to contact People & Culture Generalist Ellinor Asschier at [e-mail].

We always recruit based on values, competence, potential and diversity. Once competence requirements are met, we will first consider impacted co-workers employed in Range and secondly impacted co-workers at Inter IKEA Group.